The Dragon Family’s Beloved Baby Cat - Chapter 59

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Chapter 59

“Hurry, hurry!”

Moa frantically grabbed one of the tools from behind her back.

It was a tube-shaped ointment that sparkled as if begging to be used.

It was the bio bond she had used on Danhwi before, the one that filled gaps.

Moa glared at Yeonseol.

Yeonseol’s body, synchronized with her master’s condition, had cracks all over it as if it were about to crumble at any moment.

“I’ll fix you right up!”

Moa carefully filled each crack in Yeonseol’s body with the golden ointment.

The cracks in the dantian synchronized with Yeonseol were also filled simultaneously.

It wasn’t simply sticking things together. The ointment infused with Moa’s divine power fused the broken parts, making them much stronger and more flexible than before.

“Hoo~ Hoo~”

Moa blew on the ointment to harden it.

Golden lines wrapped around the dantian like a spider web, creating beautiful patterns. Like an artwork that makes broken pottery more valuable by repairing it.

“Done!”

The moment Moa shouted, the frost that had been freezing the room disappeared as if by magic.

The yin energy and life force flowing out of Jaseonghwa’s body stopped.

Though a considerable amount of the internal energy she had cultivated her entire life had scattered, she didn’t die and didn’t lose her dantian either.

“Phew…”

A long breath flowed from Jaseonghwa’s mouth.

Her brow, which had been twisted in pain, relaxed, and a faint color returned to her pale face.

“Mom! Now Squeaky is okay too!”

Moa fed a nutritional jelly to Yeonseol, who had been lying sprawled out.

Then the listless chinchilla sprang up, squeaking as it burrowed into Jaseonghwa’s embrace.

As the spirit animal’s body was healed, Jaseonghwa, whose curse had been lifted by removing the chains and whose dantian had been repaired, also returned to a stable state.

“You worked hard, our baby.”

Jin Wonbaek, who had been watching from the side, wiped the sweat-soaked forehead of Moa.

Jin Saheon also held his wife’s hand tightly as if he couldn’t believe it.

Her pulse had returned. And very stably at that.

‘So this is how she healed it.’

Jin Saheon was amazed by Moa’s ability to even repair a damaged dantian.

The family members, who were witnessing Moa use her abilities to heal a spirit animal properly for the first time, exchanged glances with each other.

‘If Moa’s abilities become known…’

‘Not just the Emperor, but everyone will target Moa.’

Jin Saheon and Jin Dowoon exchanged serious looks.

“Phew.”

Moa herself was sighing in relief at having healed all her family members.

But when the family’s reaction was too quiet, Moa rolled her eyes around.

“Wow…”

It was Yeongang who made Moa’s shoulders perk up as she was reading the room.

“Little one, you’re amazing! You went swoosh, swoosh swoosh with your hands in the air like this and Mother got better!”

“Ehehe.”

Only then did Moa feel better, nodding her head and enjoying the praise.

“Our Moa, you’re really amazing. You even healed Mom.”

Jaseonghwa reached out and firmly grasped Moa’s small hand.

And she carefully examined the child’s complexion to see if she looked tired or distressed.

Fortunately, Moa had also grown through her treatment experiences, so this much was nothing to her.

“Mom, it doesn’t hurt anymore, right? Now you can take that medicine!”

Moa said energetically.

The bad curse and the broken holes had all disappeared.

Now all that remained was to fill the empty vessel with nutritional supplements.

***

Time for dinner to end.

A strange tension hung in the guest hall.

Taeeui placed the warmed Jahatang on the table and waited for the door to open.

‘By now her energy should be exhausted, making it difficult even to receive and drink the medicine.’

He had overheard the maids talking in the corridor, saying that Jaseonghwa had collapsed after lunch today.

For maids of one of the Twelve Families to be so loose-lipped… her condition must have been really serious.

He didn’t know that he had only overheard a conversation deliberately held near his room to be heard, and smoothly fell into the misconception.

‘They’ll come soon.’

By now, even if they had eaten dinner very leisurely, it would be time for the meal to be finished.

As he expected, the door soon opened.

Jin Wonbaek and Jin Saheon entered, supporting Jaseonghwa.

“…Hmm?”

Taeeui’s eyes narrowed.

She was definitely being supported as she entered, but somehow she didn’t look as sickly as she had in the morning.

“Sorry to keep you waiting, Elder Taeeui.”

Jin Wonbaek sat down leisurely.

“My daughter-in-law was a bit late getting herself together.”

“Oh, not at all. Madam, how are you feeling?”

“I feel a bit better after resting well.”

Jaseonghwa sat gracefully beside her husband.

“It’s time to take the medicine bestowed by His Majesty.”

She picked up the medicine bottle without hesitation.

It had been gently warmed, and the bottle was quite hot due to the strong medicinal properties.

Taeeui swallowed his saliva.

‘No matter how fine she looks on the outside, the curse should still remain. Once she drinks it, it’s over.’

Gulp, gulp.

Jaseonghwa downed the herbal medicine in one go.

Everyone’s attention focused on her.

Jaseonghwa, holding the empty medicine bottle, closed her eyes for a moment.

Whoooosh-!

Red heat haze rose from her body.

It was the powerful yang energy of the Jahatang that Taeeui had brought.

The highly concentrated elixir, which would be too much for an ordinary person to handle, poured like a waterfall into Jaseonghwa’s empty dantian.

“Mmm…!”

Jaseonghwa suppressed her moan and immediately converted the elixir surging through her body into internal energy.

Now that she was healthy, she could convert yang energy to yin energy to acquire internal energy.

Though it was slightly less effective than yin energy elixirs, the Emperor’s medicine filled Jaseonghwa’s considerably emptied dantian to overflowing.

“Haah…”

Like a starved vessel absorbing nutrients, the Emperor’s medicine became Jaseonghwa’s internal energy and broke through all the energy channels in her body.

Brilliant light burst from the eyes of her as she opened them wide.

The energy channels that had been blocked and damaged from not being able to cultivate were cleared, and she gained power even stronger than before she fell ill from the curse.

“Truly a miraculous medicine. My body feels light as a feather and strength surges through me.”

When Jaseonghwa clenched her fist to demonstrate, the medicine bottle scattered into dust without even leaving ashes.

Taeeui’s mouth fell wide open.

“Th-this can’t be…? How…?”

There should have been no reaction, but instead she had become even stronger.

That pointed to only one possibility.

The curse had disappeared. Completely and perfectly.

“Taeeui, why do you look like that?”

Jin Wonbaek asked with a mischievous smile.

“You look like someone who was hoping his daughter-in-law would cough up blood and collapse. You’ve received His Majesty the Emperor’s grace, so brighten up that expression.”

“Ab-absolutely not! I was just… amazed by how effective the medicine was.”

Taeeui broke out in cold sweat and bowed his head.

If he stayed here any longer, he had no idea what might happen to him.

Fearing how twisted the Emperor’s mood might become, Taeeui abruptly rose from his seat.

“Then, I shall take my leave and deliver this joyful news to His Majesty.”

“Yes, make sure to tell him in great ‘detail.’ That thanks to you, our daughter-in-law has become a new person.”

Receiving the cold farewell from Jin Wonbaek and Jin Saheon, Taeeui fled from Jinryongseoga as if escaping.

***

The Emperor, who learned the news through the trembling letter Taeeui sent, extinguished the candle in his study with his hand.

Due to his excitement, he didn’t even feel the burning heat on his hand.

His eyes gleamed in the darkness.

“…Hah.”

A hollow laugh burst from the Emperor’s mouth.

Jaseonghwa had drunk the medicine and made a complete recovery.

The report even stated that her internal energy had improved, restoring her to her prime.

“As expected… my prediction was correct.”

The Emperor was not angry.

Rather, like someone who had found the answer to a long-unsolved riddle, he felt a chilling thrill.

“Jin Wonbaek’s recovery wasn’t a coincidence. It wasn’t because the statue broke either.”

Although it had resulted in helping Jaseonghwa, that didn’t make him angry.

Because now he knew what the enemy possessed.

From the moment Jin Wonbaek’s curse was said to be cured, he had already anticipated the possibility of failure.

“A variable. There’s a variable.”

Curse magic was an ability that even the caster couldn’t undo.

Yet someone with the ability to break curse magic was hiding within Jinryongseoga.

The family tree of Jinryongseoga formed in his mind.

Jin Wonbaek, Jin Saheon, Jaseonghwa, and the two sons Jin Dowoon and Yeongang.

But they were all martial artists.

Moreover, even the abilities they inherited through Jinryongseoga’s bloodline were far from such things.

Born with the power of Jin Ryong Spirit that calls rain, occasionally those in Jinryongseoga were born with the ability to summon torrential downpours.

‘Abilities like breaking curses have never been recorded in the history books.’

Of course, there was likewise no record of any Jinryongseoga member being cursed either…

“Is it new blood, or someone recruited from outside?”

The Emperor smiled like a snake.

To bring down Jinryongseoga, he needed to cut out that variable first.

Moreover, if he could implant curses and manipulate them by saying he could lift them anytime, the benefits he could gain might increase even more.

So rather than elimination, he planned to first get them under his control.

“I must get them into my hands.”

The Emperor’s gaze turned toward the direction where Jinryongseoga was located.

Now his target was neither Jin Wonbaek nor Jin Saheon.

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